youthful

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youthful

  • /ˈjuːθfəl/ UK
  • /ˈjʉwθfəl/ British, Southern, Standard
  • /ˈjuθfəl/ US
  • /ˈjʉːθfəl/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈjʉθfəl/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
  • /ˈjɪʊθfəl/ Wales

Rhymes with -uːθfəl

Where it comes from

From youth + -ful.

adjective more youthful · most youthful

  1. Young or seeming young. a youthful butler

    Similar: juvenescent, lively, sprightly, spry, young, fresh-faced, baby-faced, juvenile, hebetic, youngling, youngly, youngsome

  2. Characteristic of young people. youthful vivacity

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: young, immature, vernal, youth, younger, teenager, adolescent, juvenile, boy, junior, minor, dynamic, fledgling, cadet, kid, teenage

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adj young or seeming young

Españoljuvenil, joven
日本語若々しい wakawakashii
中文青春的 qīngchūn de, 年輕 /年轻 niánqīng
हिन्दीतरुण taruṇ
Portuguêsjuvenil, jovem
Françaisjuvénile, jeune
Deutschjugendlich, jung
Italianogiovanile
Русскийю́ношеский júnošeskij, моложа́вый moložávyj, молодо́й molodój

adj characteristic of young people

Españoljuvenil
Portuguêsjuvenil
Русскийю́ношеский júnošeskij, молодёжный molodjóžnyj

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@misc{youthful_2026,
  title = {youthful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/youthful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}